Political Career of Floyd B. Olson

• By: George H. Mayer
• Format: Paper, 351 pp., 1987, illus., index
• Publisher: MHS Press
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• ISBN 0-87351-206-5

An extraordinary political leader who forged Minnesota's successful Farmer-Labor coalition during the 1920s and 1930s, Governor Olson was a powerful, charismatic, and complex personality. In this fascinating biography Mayer describes the man and his turbulent times.

New introduction by Russell W. Fridley.

Floyd B. Olson

Praise for The Political Career of Floyd B. Olson:

"Clear, readable prose, with a strong narrative and with excellent political analysis."--Minnesota History